Written by

Hadley Malcolm, USA TODAY

As Americans pop their turkeys in the oven, retailers are bracing for the start of their biggest weekend of the year. Thursday's "Black Friday" sales are expected to draw tens of millions of people in search of heavy discounts, and some may head out even before breakfast.

The weekend's deals start as early as 6 a.m. Thursday when Kmart opens opens its doors for some pre-feast shopping.

In Louisville, Ky., Pam McCurdy was in line outside Kmart at 4 a.m. planning to buy an Android tablet and flatscreen TV. By 6:25 a.m., she was done shopping. ...